PCR and the detection of microbial pathogens in water and wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3545-3556

  Toze, Simon ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Helminths; Pathogens; Polymerase chain reaction; Protozoa; Virus; Wastewater; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; HEALTH RISKS; PROTOZOA; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER;

HELMINTHS; PATHOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR);

WATER ANALYSIS;

WATER;

MICROBIAL POLLUTANT; WASTEWATER; WATER;

HEALTH HAZARD; HELMINTH; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; VIRUS; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032828437     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00071-8     Document Type: Review

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